Paint trimming device

ABSTRACT

A spring loaded detachable pad component is carried in a small hand held housing and can be extended for charging with paint. The housing has an angulated guide and a stop against which the bristles of said pad engage thus holding them clear of the guide and preventing paint from being picked up by the guide during use.

United States Patent 1191 Magnien 1 Mar. 27, 1973 I54] PAINT TRIMMINGDEVICE 3,172,140 3/1965 Burns et al. ..15/166 [76] Inventor: WalterMagnien 541463! Street 2,266,962 12/1941 Drucks ..15/210X CammseAlberta, Canada FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [22] Filed 19711,102,458 2/1968 Great Britain ..15/248 R 2 137 7 9 516,760 11/1932Germany ..15/248 R 1,181,230 2/1970 Great Britain.... ..15/210 R 985,1243/1965 Great Britain ..15/119 A [52] US. Cl ..15/114, 15/166, 15/210 R,

15,248 R Primary Examiner-Daniel Blum [51] Int. Cl. ..A46b 17/00Attorney Kem & Ade [58] F1e1dofSearch.....15/114,106,166,116 A, 119

A, 15/210 R, 248 R, 248 A; 401/9, 48, 193; ,BSTR! A spring loadeddetachable pad component is carried [56] References Cited in a smallhand held housing and can be extended for charging with paint. Thehousing has an angulated UNITED STATES PATENTS guide and a stop againstwhich the bristles of said pad 3,076,216 2/1963 Aderson ..15/116 A g gthus holding them clear of the guide and 2,203,106 6/1940 ....15/119 Apreventing paint from being picked up by the guide 587,726 8/1897..401/48 during use 3,274,637 9/1966 Schulze ..15/248 A 4 Claims, 5Drawing Figures 1 PAINT TRIMMING DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONSeveral forms of trimming tools are available for painters but themajority are guided by small wheels. These make them difficult for useon window sashes and also when used against rough cast ceilings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present device overcomes thesedisadvantages by providing a small trimming device which can be usedagainst window sashes and also can be used against rough cast ceilings.

The principal object and essence of the invention is to provide a deviceof the character herewithin described which includes an inclined guideplate against which the pad is guided, means being provided to hold theedge bristles away from the guide plates so that it does not becomefouled with paint.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterherewithin described in which the pad is easily removed and changed whendesired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means to move thepad away from the housing when picking up paint and then retracting thepad against the housing when the device is to be used thus avoidingcontamination of the housing during the paint charging process.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter herewithin described in which the pad includes a plush surfacewith inclined bristles along one edge thus assisting in the formation ofa clean trim line.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter herewithin described which is simple in construction,economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose forwhich it is designed.

With the considerations and inventive objects herein set forth in view,and such other or further purposes, advantages or novel features as maybecome apparent from consideration of this disclosure and specification,the present invention consists of the inventive concept which iscomprised, embodied, embraced, or included in the method, process,construction, composition, arrangement or combination of parts, or newuse of any of the foregoing, herein exemplified in one or more specificembodiments of such concept, reference being had to the accompanyingfigures in which: 4

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the device with the housing broken awayto show the interior thereof.

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the device with the pad moved away fromthe housing.

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but with the pad retracted.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged isometric view of theupad per FIG. 5 is a frontelevation of the pad carrier per se.

In -the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the different figures.

PRELIMINARY DESCRIPTION A paint trimming device collectively designatedcomprises a housing collectively designated 11 and a pad carrierassembly 12 slideable within the housing. A

pad component 13 is detachably secured to the carrier and the housingincludes an inclined guide 14 having a stop 15 against which thebristles 16 of the pad rest during use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In detail, the housing 11 consists of afrusto-conical holder made of metal or plastic and having a relativelysmall upper end 17. A rectangular shroud 17 is screw threadably securedto the lower or larger end 18 of the housing and three sides ofthe-shroud are provided with down turned flanged edges 19.

The fourth side constitutes the inclined guide plate 14 which inclinesdownwardly and outwardly from the upper surface 20 of the shroud.

The aforementioned stop 15 extends transversely across this guide plateand upon the inner surface thereof and is spaced upwardly from the loweredge 21 as clearly shown in FIG. 2.

The carrier 12 consists of a spindle 22 bearably engaging through anaperture within the shroud (not illustrated) and being bearablysupported at the other end by the apertured narrow or small end 17' ofthe housing. The upper end23 of the spindle extends above the end 17' ofthe housing as clearly shown.

A spring 24 surrounds the spindle 22 within the housing and reactsagainst the top of the shroud 20 and a washer 25 surrounding the spindleand being held in place by means of a cotter pin 26.

From the foregoing it will be appreciated that the carrier is normallyheld in the uppermost position as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 due to thespring reacting between the housing and the carrier.

.The carrier also includes a substantially rectangular plate 27 securedto the lower end thereof, said plate having a pair of oppositely spacedand parallel inwardly turned side flanges 28 which define slots 29.

The pad 13 consists of a substantially rectangular base having a pair ofslots 30 formed in two opposite edges thus permitting engagement of thebase with the flanges 28 so that the pad can easily be removed ifdesired.

The front edge 31 of the base is inclined upwardly and downwardly at anangle similar to the inclination of the guide 14 and a relatively thinrow of bristles 32 are secured to the underside of the base and inclineoutwardly and downwardly at an angle similar to the angle of inclinationof the edge 31.

The remainder of the underside of the base is covered with a plushmaterial 34 and this plush material extends over the other three sidesof the base with the edges 35 of the line of bristles extending over theedge of the plush material as shown in FIG. 4.

In operation, the pad is secured to the carrier plate 27 and the spindle23 is pushed downwardly relative to the housing thus ejecting thecarrier as shown in FIG. 2. This enables the pad to be dipped in ashallow tray of paint without fouling the guide 14.

The carrier is then released thus permitting the spring 24 to move thecarrier upwardly in the position shown in FIG. 3. The transverse stop 15prevents the bristles from bending or contacting the guiding edge duringuse, it being understood that the bristles are em- =ployed under slightpressure.

This prevents paint from being picked up by the guides during thepainting process. The guide enables accurate trim painting to beundertaken and the bristles overlapping the plush at the end, enable theguide to be used into extremely sharp comers thus eliminating anygapping, a fault normally associated in conventional trimming devices.

As mentioned before, the pad is easily removed from the carrier forcleaning or replacement purposes.

Various modifications can be made within the scope of the inventiveconcept which is herein disclosed and/or claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A- paint trimming device comprising in combination a housing, a padcarrier mounted in said housing for selective endwise movement therein,and a pad assembly detachably securable to said carrier, said padassembly including an attaching base, a resilient painting surface onone side of said base and a transverse guide plate on the end of saidhousing adjacent said pad assembly, said pad assembly including oneinclined edge, said guide plate also being inclined, and means on saidguide plate maintaining said inclined edge of said pad assembly spacedfrom said guide plate, said carrier including a spindle passing throughsaid housing, a substantially rectangular carrier plateon one .end ofsaid spindle engageable with said attachingbase', spring means in saidhousing reacting between said housing and said carrier normally biassingsaid carrier into engagement with said housing, said spindle extendingbeyond the other end of said housing whereby said carrier can be movedaway from said one end of said housing by pressure on said spindleagainst the pressure of said spring means.

2. The device according to claim 1 in which said carrier plate includesa pair of spaced and parallel intumed flanges defining retainer slots,said base of said pad assembly including a pair of spaced and parallelside edges slideably engageable within said slots.

3. The device according to claim 1 in which said pad assembly includes arow of bristles extending from said inclined edge and at the same anglethereof, said resilient surface of said pad assembly being formed from aplush material, said material extending around the side edges of saidpad assembly base with the exception of said inclined edge, saidbristles overlying the ends of said plush material.

4. The device according to claim 2 in which said pad assembly includes arow of bristles extending from said inclined edge and at the same anglethereof, said resilient surface of said pad assembly being formed from aplush material, ,said material extending around the side edges of saidpad assembly'base with the exception of said inclined edge, saidbristles overlying the ends of said plush material.

1. A paint trimming device comprising in combination a housing, a padcarrier mounted in said housing for selective endwise movement therein,and a pad assembly detachably securable to said carrier, said padassembly including an attaching base, a resilient painting surface onone side of said base and a transverse guide plaTe on the end of saidhousing adjacent said pad assembly, said pad assembly including oneinclined edge, said guide plate also being inclined, and means on saidguide plate maintaining said inclined edge of said pad assembly spacedfrom said guide plate, said carrier including a spindle passing throughsaid housing, a substantially rectangular carrier plate on one end ofsaid spindle engageable with said attaching base, spring means in saidhousing reacting between said housing and said carrier normally biassingsaid carrier into engagement with said housing, said spindle extendingbeyond the other end of said housing whereby said carrier can be movedaway from said one end of said housing by pressure on said spindleagainst the pressure of said spring means.
 2. The device according toclaim 1 in which said carrier plate includes a pair of spaced andparallel inturned flanges defining retainer slots, said base of said padassembly including a pair of spaced and parallel side edges slideablyengageable within said slots.
 3. The device according to claim 1 inwhich said pad assembly includes a row of bristles extending from saidinclined edge and at the same angle thereof, said resilient surface ofsaid pad assembly being formed from a plush material, said materialextending around the side edges of said pad assembly base with theexception of said inclined edge, said bristles overlying the ends ofsaid plush material.
 4. The device according to claim 2 in which saidpad assembly includes a row of bristles extending from said inclinededge and at the same angle thereof, said resilient surface of said padassembly being formed from a plush material, said material extendingaround the side edges of said pad assembly base with the exception ofsaid inclined edge, said bristles overlying the ends of said plushmaterial.